Restriction questions - the Megathread

khalessi wrote: »

Its to try to get people not to get in car to go to parks. basically just walk around your area, be sensible like, well thats what i presume. They know they have to accommodate mental wellbeing so allowing a simple stroll not a trip to the beach

Okay thar does make sense but not everyone lives with 2KK or a supermarket

HDiPower wrote: »

Those guidelines were superceded with last night's announcement, my understanding is only children can be included not partners or other household members

That screenshot is taken from this morning's Irish Times. There was no mention of the 2km limit mentioned there until yesterday evening which leads me to assume that this is up to date information.

Alun wrote: »

That screenshot is taken from this morning's Irish Times. There was no mention of the 2km limit mentioned there until yesterday evening which leads me to assume that this is up to date information.

I have updated my above post with a link with more info

HDiPower wrote: »

Look at the date it's from days ago in top left, I have update my above post with a link with more info

Should've gone to Specsavers ...

HDiPower wrote: »

I misread and have edited, read my link above. There seems to be conflicting information about

Not so much conflicting as less specific.

Dtp1979 wrote:

Has there been any update on this yet?

Construction workers aren't essential & sites are closed for the moment. Regular plumber & electrician should be essential as people need light, heat and water but by golly the government are taking their time confirming this.

Sleeper12 wrote: »

Construction workers aren't essential & sites are closed for the moment. Regular plumber & electrician should be essential as people need light, heat and water but by golly the government are taking their time confirming this.

I work for a comany that supplies many plumbers.
Majority of the plumbers have stopped working entirely and the few that are continuing on working are only doing essential repairs (basically if your house is at risk of flooding due to a burst pipe or shower is not working they won't visit you)

Because of this my company most likely will shut up shop next week because business is so slow, which in turn will give no supplies at all to the plumbers that are working to continue working so they will have to stop as well.

So essential repairs won't get fixed causing even more problems.

HDiPower wrote:

With respect that's not what he said, he said individual excercise which may include children from your household

Please watch the video at 15 minutes 25 seconds where he goes on to say that family gatherings from the same household aren't prohibited.

2Mad2BeMad wrote:

Because of this my company most likely will shut up shop next week because business is so slow, which in turn will give no supplies at all to the plumbers that are working to continue working so they will have to stop as well.

Heat merchants is staying open. They stopped dealing with retail customers two weeks ago. They are now trade only. Trade have been given Id numbers. You email in the order & collect it when it's ready. This reduces the number of people in the store & the amount of time spent in the store. They will continue to supply the trade even if they aren't making a profit. There is a sense of civic duty where some businesses will stay open profit or not.

Sleeper12 wrote: »

Listen again. He was talking about Individual excercise and threw in the kids. You do realise that even though he said individual excercise I am allowed go for a walk with my wife? Individual excercise is not meeting up with friends for a walk. Everyone living in the same house can gather inside or outside of the house. There is no restriction on households exercising together or gathering together. What would be the point of making family units walk 6 feet apart when they share the same table, couch, toilet etc?

I disagree, individual excercise means alone. The idea is not to have people walking two abreast on footpaths etc which partners would be doing.
I'm not particularly for or against it just trying to thrash out the facts and to me individual means one, alone and that's it.

Penfailed wrote: »

The guidelines came out this morning. They've got the HSE logo on them. I'll be following that advice, not your interpretation of what Leo meant.

I'm not particularly bothered either way but there is much confusion going around about quite a few of the restrictions, I'm just trying to gain clarification.

HDiPower wrote: »

I'm not particularly bothered either way but there is much confusion going around about quite a few of the restrictions, I'm just trying to gain clarification.

Your numerous replies indicate that you are bothered though.

HDiPower wrote:

I disagree, individual excercise means alone. The idea is not to have people walking two abreast on footpaths etc which partners would be doing. I'm not particularly for or against it just trying to thrash out the facts and to me individual means one, alone and that's it.

You are still only listening to the one part of the speach. He goes to say that All public and private gatherings OUTSIDE OF A SINGLE HOUSEHOLD Or LIVING UNIT our prohibited. This clearly means that a living unit/household can gather in private and in public. He actually says this. You are focused on the wrong part of the statement.

I promise not to say I told you so when it is eventually clarified.

Kerry25x wrote: »

Are women really afraid to go out on their own? Really? Genuinely I'm suprised by this, very sad times. Have never seen this in anyone I know. Not doubting you either by the way.

I'm a (fairly) young women myself living in a not so great area of the city currently but honestly can't imagine the day I'll need a chaperone with me to leave the house. If others do then fair enough.

Are you actually asking if it's a good idea for a lone women to be jogging down a canal towpath or round an isolated industrial estate at 6am or 11pm? Of course it isn't. I've had bother round here where I live even at 'normal' times a day. Not a chance I'd be out jogging somewhere isolated on my own.

Here's the list of 'essential' workers who can still go to work https://jrnl.ie/5060675